Game Developer Salaries in Nordic Countries (2026)

Median base salaries for 34 game development roles in Nordic Countries, shown in USD for comparability (local salaries are typically paid in EUR). 34 of 34 roles are backed by real survey or report data; the rest are model estimates. Click a role for its full breakdown by experience and region.

Role	Discipline	Median	Experience	Data source
Game Director	Production	$141,365	11–15 years	Industry reportn=430
Studio Head	Production	$86,400	11–15 years	Community surveyn=5
Data Scientist	Business	$83,369	6–10 years	Community surveyn=2
Business Development Manager	Business	$77,423	6–10 years	Industry report
Engine Engineer	Engineering	$76,694	6–10 years	Industry report
Network Engineer	Engineering	$74,563	6–10 years	Industry report
Graphics Engineer	Engineering	$67,310	6–10 years	Community surveyn=2
Game Programmer / Engineer	Engineering	$65,879	6–10 years	Community surveyn=37
Associate Producer	Production	$64,636	6–10 years	Industry report
Game Designer	Design	$63,294	6–10 years	Community surveyn=16
Character Artist	Art	$62,641	6–10 years	Community surveyn=4
Art Director	Art	$62,217	6–10 years	Industry report
Narrative Designer	Design	$61,892	6–10 years	Community surveyn=4
Systems Designer	Design	$60,668	6–10 years	Industry report
UI/UX Designer	Design	$60,668	6–10 years	Industry report
Technical Artist	Art	$58,600	6–10 years	Community surveyn=10
Producer	Production	$58,207	6–10 years	Community surveyn=11
Lighting Artist	Art	$57,661	6–10 years	Industry report
Data Analyst	Business	$57,000	6–10 years	Community surveyn=3
3D Modeler	Art	$54,821	6–10 years	Community surveyn=9
Sound Designer	Audio	$54,348	6–10 years	Community surveyn=6
Technical Designer	Design	$54,000	6–10 years	Community surveyn=5
VFX Artist	Art	$53,398	6–10 years	Industry report
Environment Artist	Art	$51,200	6–10 years	Community surveyn=13
Level Designer	Design	$50,303	6–10 years	Community surveyn=4
Concept Artist	Art	$50,142	6–10 years	Industry report
Project Manager	Production	$49,340	6–10 years	Industry report
Composer	Audio	$48,913	6–10 years	Industry report
Audio Programmer	Audio	$47,865	6–10 years	Industry report
Animator	Art	$47,126	3–5 years	Community surveyn=15
Community Manager	Business	$43,867	6–10 years	Industry report
Marketing Manager	Business	$43,867	6–10 years	Industry report
QA Tester	Production	$38,044	6–10 years	Community surveyn=3
QA Lead	Production	$31,350	6–10 years	Industry report

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Sources used on this page

GamedevSalary.com community survey (2024) — anonymous salary reports submitted by game developers.
Skillsearch Games & Interactive Salary Survey 2024/25 — Annual survey by games recruitment agency Skillsearch. Cited with permission.
8Bit Gamedev Salary Pulse 2026 — Games-industry recruitment agency salary report. Cited with permission.
MCV/Develop UK Salary Survey 2024 — UK games trade publication salary survey.